Book Review and Giveaway - The Stitching Hour: An Embroidery Mystery by Amanda Lee

In the latest mystery from the
bestselling author of Wicked Stitch, the future of Marcy Singer’s
embroidery shop is dangling by a thread…

Marcy’s shop, the Seven-Year Stitch, is
one year old this October so it’s time to party in little Tallulah
Falls, Oregon. Aside from the Halloween decorations and festive
stitching kits and patterns, Marcy’s got all sorts of celebratory swag,
including Seven-Year Stitch key rings and goodie bags.

Unfortunately, her new neighbors might
spoil the revelry. An eccentric couple has opened a haunted house next
door, and all that screaming will certainly scare off customers. But
there’s even more to be frightened of after a local waitress is found
dead on the sidewalk with mysterious markings on her neck—and one of
Marcy’s key rings beneath her. With no time to hem and haw, Marcy must
act fast if she hopes to restore the peace to Tallulah Falls…

My Review

What an enjoyable cozy mystery! I loved the setting, a small town in Oregon. Amanda Lee does a great job of setting the scene with the picturesque town at Halloween. I found it easy to become engrossed in this book.I really liked the protagonist, Marcy, and loved it that her Irish Wolfhound was also featured in the book. I also enjoyed Marcy's mystery solving work with the help of her best friend, and her relationship with her boyfriend.This well-plotted mystery kept me guessing! It was an enjoyable read with strong characterization and dialogue that moved the story along.

This is my first read by Amanda Lee, and first in this cozy series. It worked as a stand alone, although I feel I would have enjoyed it even more if I had read the previous books. (And I do want to read the rest of the series now!) I recommend this book for other cozy mystery fans.

About This Author

Gayle Trent (and pseudonym Amanda
Lee) writes the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating series and the Embroidery
Mystery series. The cake decorating series features a heroine who is
starting her life over in Southwest Virginia after a nasty divorce. The
Embroidery Mystery series features a heroine who recently moved to the
Oregon coast to open an embroidery specialty shop.Author Links

About Me

Trish is a long-time online seller who loves all things vintage, but especially vintage children's books and ephemera. In other lives, worked as a bookstore manager and preschool teacher. Always pursuing vintage treasures, great reads, interesting words, and happiness.